Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 943 › Conversation 943-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Leonid Brezhnev

Monday, June 18, 1973 · 10:40 AM–10:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation943-007 on Tape 943StartMonday, June 18, 1973 at 10:40 AMEndMonday, June 18, 1973 at 10:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 943-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to finalize logistical details regarding the upcoming visit of Soviet General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev. The discussion centered on planning the specific arrangements for the formal arrival ceremony at the White House. The meeting concluded with no further recorded developments before the participants departed the Oval Office.

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NARA Description

On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 943-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 943-7

Date: June 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:40 am and 10:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     Leonid I. Brezhnev visit
          -Arrangements for arrival ceremony

The President and the unknown man left before 10:54am.

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  • 943-005 10:35 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 10:40 am.
  • 943-010 10:35 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 10:40 am.
  • 943-006 10:40 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:54 am.
  • 943-011 10:40 AM · 15 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 943-007, June 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/943-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).